Veazey v. Veazey
Alaska Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
CONNOR, Justice.
This is an appeal from an order changing the custody of a 5-year-old girl from her mother to her father. 1 We do not reach the merits of the competing custody claims, because we have concluded that the' attorney appointed as the child’s guardian ad litem should have been permitted to challenge the trial judge peremptorily. Therefore, we reverse and remand for consideration by a different superior court judge. We take this opportunity to offer guidance to the trial courts, and to attorneys appointed as guardians ad litem, concerning the proper role of such guardians in custody…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Wendland v. WendlandWisconsin Supreme Court · 1965
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- Nichols v. NicholsAlaska Supreme Court · 1973
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